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I am a Planetary Radar Scientist at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) where I investigate processes that inform planetary defense by way of radar astronomy, planetary exploration by way of radar geology, and planetary protection by way of habitability studies. Before joining APL, I was a senior scientist and group manager at the Lunar and Planetary Institute and planetary radar astronomer and group manager at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. As someone from Arecibo, Puerto Rico, my passion for science was inspired by Arecibo and later my joy for planetary science sparked by an internship at the LPI. I will forever be grateful for these opportunities!
My academic background starts at Alfred University, where in 2008 I received Bachelors degrees in Physics and Mathematics and minored in Planetary Science. In fact, I helped build and was the first to graduate with a minor in planetary science at Alfred. After an internship in 2007 at LPI, I decided to pursue graduate studies in planetary science. In 2012, I earned a Ph.D. in Space and Planetary Sciences at the University of Arkansas. After completing my Ph.D., I joined Dr. Amy Barr’s team at Brown University as a Postdoctoral Research Associate for two years.
At APL, besides research, I work to serve the planetary science community as a member of the National Academies’ Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science, as a science editor for the Planetary Science Journal, by leading the IDEA and public engagement activities of APL’s SSERVI project, RASSLE, co-creating culturally inclusive workshops with the LPI’s Planetary ReaCH team, and by working with my colleagues to instill and foment IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility) principles in the broad planetary science community.